[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 106 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   TRIBUTE TO AMEDEO FIORINDO GONELLA

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 4, 1994

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Amedeo 
Fiorindo (Floyd) Gonella--beloved husband, devoted father, and adored 
grandfather--who passed away last week in Daly City, CA. Having known 
this good man and his extraordinary family, I know he will be sorely 
missed. But I also know that his contributions to the community and the 
legacy of his devotion to family will endure for generations to come.
  Floyd Gonella first came to the United States as a teenager, arriving 
alone at Ellis Island and eventually settling in San Mateo County. He 
had learned farming in Italy and became a cabbage rancher in California 
and then a gardener for Daly City. He loved growing, and continued to 
garden well after he retired. Floyd Gonella and his wife Tina raised 
two exceptional sons, Floyd and Raymond, and were blessed with six 
grandchildren.
  Floyd will be fondly remembered by his family friends at the Lincoln 
Park Senior Center, where he spent countless hours playing his bocci, 
listening to music, dancing, and celebrating all forms of Italian 
culture. He truly loved people and went out of his way to help others. 
He was known and admired by his peers at Lincoln Park as a kind, 
gracious, and gentle man.
  Mr. Speaker, Floyd Gonella was one of the finest individuals I have 
ever had the privilege to know and his passing is a great loss for his 
family and friends and our entire community. I ask my colleagues to 
join me at this time in paying tribute to him and the life of purpose 
he led, and in extending our deepest of sympathies to the family he 
loved so much.

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